SENGHENYDD YOUTH DROP IN CENTRE

Registered charity 1111138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity objects are to enable youths 11 plus to congregate safely and supply them with both educational and leisure facilities which will provide an alternative to crime.SYDIC offers a fully-fledged youth service including information and advice, careers and employment assistance. An alternative curriculum for young people excluded form school.

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Latest income
£181k
Latest spending
£179k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small overall surplus of £1,112, driven by a £19,245 surplus on unrestricted funds which offset a restricted fund deficit. However, the trustees report that current funding streams do not cover rising structural costs or mandatory retraining, creating uncertainty for service continuity. The charity holds £30,707 in unrestricted reserves against a policy target of one year's total costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's total costs (held: £31k)
The reserves policy adopted by the charity is to allow total costs for one year to be kept in reserve. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Two employees related to Treasurer receive salary
Two of the employees of the charity are related to the Treasurer, Lesley Brunton, & recieve a salary. These relationships have been declared and managed in line with the charity’s conflict of interest policy. No additional benefits were provided. — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Caerphilly

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£181k£179k
31/03/2024£141k£146k
31/03/2023£160k£141k
31/03/2022£179k£98k
31/03/2021£91k£97k

Common questions

Is SENGHENYDD YOUTH DROP IN CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small overall surplus of £1,112, driven by a £19,245 surplus on unrestricted funds which offset a restricted fund deficit. However, the trustees report that current funding streams do not cover rising structural costs or mandatory retraining, creating uncertainty for service continuity. The charity holds £30,707 in unrestricted reserves against a policy target of one year's total costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SENGHENYDD YOUTH DROP IN CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SENGHENYDD YOUTH DROP IN CENTRE as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2022£275kChildren & Young People

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/11/2023£81k"Young Peoples Oral History and Heritage Project"
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2023£9kSYDIC Youth Media Project
The National Lottery Community Fund08/06/2020£10kCOVID-19 - Community Rebuild
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2009£5kAber Valley Summer Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund26/06/2006£5kThere is no project name available for this record

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH YORKSHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SENGHENYDD YOUTH DROP IN CENTRE£181k0unclearno doubt
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH YORKSHIRE FY2024£111k0unclearno doubt
All About Youth FY2024£1.7m£60,001 - £70,0001withinno doubt
ST MARTIN'S YOUTH CENTRE FY2025£57k0unclearno doubt
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE FY2025£497k0belowno doubt
BOLTON LADS AND GIRLS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£2.8m£90,000 - £99,9991unclearno doubt

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